Arbeia Roman Fort has produced the second largest British collection of lead sealings (small tokens used to seal packages). A large number bear seal impressions of the Severian imperial household. One is stamped CVG (cohors V Gallorum or Fifth Cohort of Gauls). Another is stamped AVGG and dates to 198 to 209 when Severus and his son Caracalla were joint emperors. Another is stamped AVGGG and shows the heads of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons Caracalla and Geta - Geta joined his father and brother as emperor in 209. This sub oval sealing is 2.5cm x 1.9cm.
Site Type: Broad
Fort
SITEDESC
Arbeia Roman Fort has produced the second largest British collection of lead sealings (small tokens used to seal packages). A large number bear seal impressions of the Severian imperial household. One is stamped CVG (cohors V Gallorum or Fifth Cohort of Gauls). Another is stamped AVGG and dates to 198 to 209 when Severus and his son Caracalla were joint emperors. Another is stamped AVGGG and shows the heads of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons Caracalla and Geta - Geta joined his father and brother as emperor in 209. This sub oval sealing is 2.5cm x 1.9cm.
Site Name
Arbeia Roman Fort, lead sealings
Site Type: Specific
Seal
HER Number
13261
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
David J. Breeze, 2006, J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th edition, pp 120-121
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
914
DAY1
08
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567900
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
South Shields
SAMNUMBER
TW2
Description
In the fourth century the original double granary was demolished and two tile kilns built in its place.
Site Type: Broad
Pottery Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
In the fourth century the original double granary was demolished and two tile kilns built in its place. Dated C4.
Site Name
Arbeia Roman Fort, tile kilns
Site Type: Specific
Tile Kiln
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
13260
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Guy de la Bedoyere, 2005, Hadrian's Wall History and Guide, pp 140-144; David J. Breeze, 2006, J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th edition, pp 115-129
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
13250
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425820
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Name
Jesmond and Gosforth Laundry, well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
13259
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Communications
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Postal System Structure
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Name
Salters Lane, post office
Site Type: Specific
Post Office
HER Number
13258
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
DAY2
20
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The Victory Tavern was built in the first half of the 19th century, the name commemorating Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar. It was owned by Thomas Robinson's Barras bridge Brewery. In 1900 the pub became the Victory Inn. It has been refurbished several times. It is now a Scottish & Newcastle pub.
Site Name
Killingworth Road, Victory Inn
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
13257
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Bennison, Brian, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 9
YEAR1
2010
YEAR2
2013
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
426200
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Benton Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13256
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425990
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Gosforth Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13255
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
DAY2
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
426010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
06
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. Former East Gosforth Chapel (now Benton Park Motors). Wesleyan, but first edition OS shows it as Methodist New Connexion and second edition as Primitive Methodist. Built in 1860 replacing an older chapel. In use until 1913. Vestry extended into school room in 1905. Porch is also an addition. Closed after adjacent colliery rows demolished in 1910. Simple rectangular building, snecked stone, ashlar dressings, wheel cross to front gable. Porch at north end of east wall with unusual circular ashlar chimney (for a stove?) above it. Large wheel window in south end. Long used as a garage. Shell remains unaltered apart from inserted opening in north end.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. Former East Gosforth Chapel (now Benton Park Motors). Wesleyan, but first edition OS shows it as Methodist New Connexion and second edition as Primitive Methodist. Built in 1860 replacing an older chapel. In use until 1913. Vestry extended into school room in 1905. Porch is also an addition. Closed after adjacent colliery rows demolished in 1910. Simple rectangular building, snecked stone, ashlar dressings, wheel cross to front gable. Porch at north end of east wall with unusual circular ashlar chimney (for a stove?) above it. Large wheel window in south end. Long used as a garage. Shell remains unaltered apart from inserted opening in north end.
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
13254
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2010
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425950
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Chapel Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13253
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
13249
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425840
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
06
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd used part of their grounds as a private burial ground. The convent was demolished in the 1980s to make way for housing. The burial ground was tidied up and the headstones replaced by a single memorial stone which says 'R.I.P. PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THE 48 GOOD SHEPHERD SISTERS AND THEIR CHAPLAIN WHO LIE BURIED HERE'.
Site Type: Broad
Cemetery
SITEDESC
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd used part of their grounds as a private burial ground. The convent was demolished in the 1980s to make way for housing. The burial ground was tidied up and the headstones replaced by a single memorial stone which says 'R.I.P. PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THE 48 GOOD SHEPHERD SISTERS AND THEIR CHAPLAIN WHO LIE BURIED HERE'.
Site Name
Convent of the Good Shepherd, burial ground
Site Type: Specific
Cemetery
HER Number
13252
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142